The graphic on this page, taken from a Wikipedia entry, shows the current ISO standard for something called equal loudness contours. If you've studied audio production or audio equipment, you might ...

Scientists have revealed in near-atomic detail the structure of the key part of the inner ear responsible for hearing. The findings could point the way toward developing new treatments for hearing ...

Ten people who were born deaf heard sound for the first time after receiving a single injection of gene therapy into the inner ear. The patients, ranging in age from 1.5 to 23.9 years, all carried ...

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Hearing loss is now officially tied to a 37 percent higher dementia risk, and most people wait nine years before treating it.

Working together was the spark that started a fire of learning and understanding for a class of third-grade students this winter. A collaborative project between staff at the St. Paul campus of ...

Some commercial earbuds can perform as well as hearing aids. The result could help a large proportion of people with hearing loss access more affordable sound amplification devices. Some commercial ...

One in three dementia cases could be prevented with something as simple as treating hearing loss. As scientists present compelling new data linking hearing loss to cognitive decline, the U.S. Supreme ...

Despite what Mick Jagger claims, time is not on our side. Bodies degrade. Vision blurs. Memories dim. And conversations in a crowded restaurant or bar become well-nigh unintelligible. The National ...